About Me

Associate Director of Automation

Maxima Apparel

Jan 2026 – Present

• Define and execute the company-wide AI automation strategy, identifying high-impact opportunities and translating them into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams across operations, product, and technology.
• Oversee implementation of AI/ML tools and workflow orchestration platforms.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, mentoring engineers on AI-driven development.

Technical Lead

Critical Manufacturing

Jan 2023 - Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Led a cross-functional team of engineers, delivering MES software across automotive, electronics, and semiconductor industries.
• Reduced deployment cycle time by implementing and designing good CI/CD practices and automated testing frameworks.
• Define technical architecture for several customers, translating business requirements into scalable, multi-tenant system designs.
• Mentored mid-level engineers to senior roles through structured 1:1s, code reviews, and architecture workshops.

Software Engineer

Critical Manufacturing

Aug 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Built backend microservices in C#/.NET that processed 500K+ manufacturing events per day, enabling real-time production tracking for well recognized clients.
• Integrated MES platform with 100+ industrial IoT devices and external ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), reducing manual data entry by 80% for operations teams.
• Optimized database queries and API performance, cutting average response time and improving end-user satisfaction.

Graduate Student Researcher

BOSCH

Dec 2020 - Aug 2021 · 9 mos

• Designed real-time building evacuation system using IoT sensors and predictive modeling - achieved route optimization accuracy in simulated emergency scenarios.
• Published research-backed proof-of-concept that reduced estimated evacuation time by 30% compared to traditional static routes.

Full Stack Engineer

ANO Software

Mar 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Delivered backend services and ERP modules for portuguese government agencies, supporting 50K+ users processing 2M+ documents annually.
• Rebuilt legacy document management workflows, reducing average processing time and cutting paper usage.
• Mentored junior developers from onboarding to production ownership.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Scientia FCUP Junior Enterprise

Apr 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr

• Led financial planning for a student consultancy company, managing annual budget and delivering client projects
• Managed a multidisciplinary team developing web and mobile applications for real clients.
• Supported strategic decision-making and helped scale the enterprise’s impact within the academic and local community.

Junior Consultant

Scientia FCUP Junior Enterprise

Nov 2016 – Apr 2017 · 6 mos

• Collaborated with Agile teams to deliver end-to-end digital solutions, from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Delivered web and mobile applications for clients across education, retail, and nonprofit sectors.

Junior Software Engineer (Internship)

Critical Software

Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 · 3 mos

• Contributed to high-reliability backend systems for critical systems.
• Participated in code reviews and quality assurance processes, improving system stability ahead of production release.

Production Assistant

Uniformes Goritex

Jun 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Supported daily operations on production line, contributing to on-time delivery.

Master's Degree in Network and Information Systems Engineering

University of Porto

2018 – 2020

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

University of Porto

2015 – 2018